The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-09-15
The Cove Mountain Fruit Farm,

Atlantic City, NJ II.
The Cove Mountain Fruit Farm.
We published receently an arti.
Gle taken from the Illustrated South
giving the plan of the Cove Noun.
tain Fruit Farm, located just a
mile north of Pulaski, and giving
some figures that were startling al.
most. Since then the plans of the
company have been perfected and
the books opened for subscriptions
OF stock. We desire now to call
more particular attention to the
possible effect on the farming in
terests of Giles county should this
farm realize the anticipations of it's
projectors. We append the figures
set out in the Prospectus of the
Cove Mountain Co. as basis for
our remarks:
The 10000 trees set out the first
gear will yield:
The third year at 81 tree. $50, 600
The fifth year at So tree 80. 10000
The sixth year at 50 tree. :. $4,000
The seventh year at So tree -. $4,000
Aolal- -....... ....... lzV,VUU
The $4,000 trees set out the sec.
ond year will yield:
The fourth year at 81 tree 80. SIS, ZOO
The fifth year at 81 Il tree. 80. 10000
The sixth year at S3 a tree go. $4,000
The seventh year at 50 tree =. $4,000
The $4,000 trees set the third
year will yield:
The fifth year at 81 tree. 49,. S25 zoo
The sixth year at So treee. 80. $4,000
The seventh year at So a tree -. 10000
Total ...... 1885,, 600
Thus the maximum increase in seven
years would reach the apparent incred-
IDLE sum OF 100000. These figures are
astonishing because we have never
seen them before, and yet they are
demonstrated on small scale every
day. We have made them on the very
minimum basis, putting the highest
yield of tree at So, although it is
not unusual for a fruit tree in its sew
enth year to yield $40 to SIS. 1t we
should make these figures on that basis
they would be truly and astonishingly
Incredible! And yet why shouldn't
we? But we prefer to keep within the
minimum. Grapes and small fruits
yield in like proportion when handled
right, and the increase in the value of
trees as trees and without reference to
the fruit crop is equal for few years
to the actual crop itself, and yet we
take absolutely no account OF these in
this estimate, but on the other hand, to
meet all casualties Wen lop off $780,
200, and then to satisfy the incredulous
Well give another 100000 and
still we would have 100000 realized in
protit-exactly double the capital stock.
We could with with propriety and with
apparent safety multiply this figure by
4 or and still be within the bounds OF
tie possible. Can you show any Or
binary business that can do this?
This Is No BooM--IT Is BUSINESS!
1t can De asserted with a degree of
certainty that forbids douot that the
profits on such farm viii be at the
minimum after the trees are in full
bearing $4,000 year, with possibly
in extra years as high as 100000.
These estimates challenge investiga-
ton. We do, not present them, howev-
er, as estimates of what the Cow
MOUNTAIN FARM will do. That depends
upon what we make it do. We show
you ,ohot can be done and invite you to
enter into an enterprise TO test it.
Now if these figures are even APP
proximately realized, We ask what
is to be the effect upon the farming
interest of Giles county? This is
THE fruit country OF the south,
when you dodge the frost, and ev-
cry foot of land that is above the
frost line and exempt from its
whitening blight can be utilized fol
fruit. 1t does not pay now to dc
It because there is no co operation
and no facilities for handling and
shipping. Given these prerequi-
sites, wtat is the futures of Giles
county in fruit2 There is an in
satiable, unsatisfyable demand tol
good fruit at enormous prices-the
early market north and the late
market south. The cooling OF fruit
preserves it for several weeks as
fresh as when it was picked, SO that
when the company loads car and
starts it for market, if Cincinnati
prices do not suit, it can go on tt
Chicago, or across to Montreal, OF
New York, or anywhere. As thu
business is now run here, or rather
as it is not run, we can hardly get {
barrel of pears to Nashville before
,hey rot, and then we muet sci
them at their prize and quick too
The intelligent reader can readily
see the advantages Of co operation
and perfect facilities and figure GU
the possible results.
1t viii be worth hundreds o
thousands o. dollars to this coun-
try If the Cove Mountain scheme il
successful. Giles could not afford
in view of these facts and figure
which challenge closest scrutiny, t.
permit it to fail. If there is 40
money Ia it, then figures lie. Their
are thousands of acres of land Al
well adapted to fruit as the Cow
Mountain lands and all of it can b
utilized as soen as.thi5 providessth'
facilities by which it can be profta
bly, handled. 1t will revo!utioniz'
things here.
Stock can be subscribed at tn
Giles National Bank.
MIR. Gamblers Appointments.
| Rev. w. A. Gambler of Nashville
one Of the most distinguished
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